Showing papers in "Vine in 1999"
TL;DR: The background to NeLH in Information for Health is described, the aims, benefits and architecture of the proposed service are outlined and the challenge to Health librarians to develop new skills in informatics and critical appraisal is identified.
Abstract: The National eletronic Library for Health (NeLH) is to write a new knowledge service for patients and clinicians. This article describes the background to NeLH in Information for Health and outlines the aims, benefits and architecture of the proposed service. It identifies the challenge to Health librarians to develop new skills in informatics and critical appraisal.
52 citations
TL;DR: The UK Office for Library and Information Networking are engaged in a wide range of work in the area of metadata, in cooperation with various partners, which point to the continuing need for something like traditional library services to organise, access and preserve networked information.
Abstract: The UK Office for Library and Information Networking are engaged in a wide range of work in the area of metadata, in cooperation with various partners. Projects on metadata for Internet resource discovery, interoperability and digital preservation all point to the continuing need for something like traditional library services to organise, access and preserve networked information.
18 citations
TL;DR: The article defines a workflow for cooperation in both fields, and proposes a library search engine to hold jointly created records and a catalogue of Websites online to support selection.
Abstract: This article considers what contribution traditional library practices — identification, selection, organisation and retrieval — can make to managing networked information, and how those practices need to be updated to take account of the special difficulties of the Internet. The answer is found in cooperation. Cooperation between librarians and authors in the creation of metadata. International cooperation between librarians to select resources. The article defines a workflow for cooperation in both fields, and proposes a library search engine to hold jointly created records and a catalogue of Websites online to support selection.
15 citations
TL;DR: The many potential uses of metadata raise the question of how to avoid having a whole plethora of standards, and how to aid in the considerable challenge of digital preservation.
Abstract: Metadata has many potential uses and benefits. One of those is to aid in the considerable challenge we with respect to the issue of digital preservation. The many potential uses of metadata however raise the question of how we can avoid having a whole plethora of standards.
9 citations
TL;DR: This paper identifies three different such “schools” of metadata and discusses their history and motivations.
Abstract: Metadata is a complex subject, and many of its complexities are extremely subtle. To further complicate matters, “metadata” has become an overloaded term, and is often used in different contexts by different communities with different motivations. It is very easy to overlook this diversity of motivation since these communities share many of their tools and problems. This paper identifies three different such “schools” of metadata and discusses their history and motivations.
7 citations
TL;DR: The first part of the article looks at more aspirational library system designs, that reflect libraries' new needs in the light of the electronic publishing revolution and the open source software movement.
Abstract: In this article we review the development of Integrated Library Management Systems, and look at some broad trends in their development. More and more core functions and special features have been integrated into library systems, and there has been a move towards industry standard databases, operating systems and architecture. The second part of the article looks at more aspirational library system designs, that reflect libraries' new needs in the light of the electronic publishing revolution and the open source software movement.
6 citations
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TL;DR: In the paper world, sales and rights transactions tend to be considered separately; in the digital world, all transactions are rights transactions as mentioned in this paper and people want to do business differently, linking between content items, and sometimes acquiring very small fragments; e‐commerce is essential to make such transactions efficient.
Abstract: In the print world, sales and rights transactions tend to be considered separately; in the digital world, all transactions are rights transactions. People want to do business differently, linking between content items, and sometimes acquiring very small fragments; e‐commerce is essential to make such transactions efficient. E‐commerce requires unambiguous identification of three things ‐ the user, the object, and the use ‐ in order to select the appropriate terms and conditions for the transaction. Additional elements required in any e‐commerce agreement are the parameters limiting the use, and the consideration to be given in exchange for the right. International groups are working on these issues and readers' involvement is invited.
5 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the procurement process for a library management system at Kings College, London, and the system and the implementation process at KCL are described, using Aleph 500 (version 11.4).
Abstract: The article starts by describing the procurement process for a Library Management System at Kings College, London. The library chose Aleph 500 (version 11.4), the system and the implementation process at KCL are described.
3 citations
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TL;DR: A new Danish legal deposit act has facilitated co-operation in creation of a common application form for Danish Dublin Core including the basic fifteen elements and four subelements as discussed by the authors, which is used for creation of metadata in government publications and as an application forms for legal deposit and inclusion in the national bibliography.
Abstract: A new Danish legal deposit act has facilitated co‐operation in creation of a common application form for Danish Dublin Core including the basic fifteen elements and four subelements. The form is used for creation of metadata in government publications and as an application form for legal deposit and inclusion in the national bibliography.
3 citations
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TL;DR: Stories from the Web, a Library and Information Commission funded project investigating the use of the Internet as a tool for increasing creative reading in three children's libraries in Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds, is described.
Abstract: This article describes Stories from the Web, a Library and Information Commission funded project investigating the use of the Internet as a tool for increasing creative reading in three children's libraries in Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds. It discusses the project aims, the website development and content, and the Stories from the Web library clubs.
2 citations
TL;DR: The Central School of Speech and Drama as discussed by the authors used Inheritance Systems Heritage IV and some of the useful facilities the system offers to the theatre college's IT system, including a new library.
Abstract: Central School of Speech and Drama is an HEFCE funded specialist theatre college in north London. The move to a new library in the summer of 1997 gave us the space and the network to upgrade from our old CAIRS system. The article describes how we chose Inheritance Systems Heritage IV and some of the useful facilities the system offers.
TL;DR: The article reviews the INNOPAC system at Hull, describing various features of the modules used there with general information on system administration and performance.
Abstract: The article reviews the INNOPAC system at Hull, describing various features of the modules used there with general information on system administration and performance. The current and future development of INNOPAC Millennium is also noted.
TL;DR: An electronic alerting service which gathers both conventional and electronic documents and presents them to users still needs a vocabulary to match documents with profiles, and NewsAgent decided to adopt the Dublin Core metadata scheme in which to include this vocabulary.
Abstract: An electronic alerting service which gathers both conventional and electronic documents and presents them to users still needs a vocabulary to match documents with profiles. Based on a project in the Electronic Libraries Programme known as NewsAgent; a personalised current awareness service for library and information staff, a design for a controlled vocabulary is described based on three levels of specificity: Channels, Topics and Keywords. The printed models for these vocabularies are identified, and examples given from the field of Library and Information Services. NewsAgent decided to adopt the Dublin Core metadata scheme in which to include this vocabulary, and details of both the simple and advanced use of this metadata by NewsAgent are discussed and illustrated, including the use of standard resource types which include an indication of quality. The publications which were used in the trial of NewsAgent are identified, and some future developments in electronic alerting outlined.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how and why University of Hertfordshire chose and implemented Endeavour's Voyager Library Management System (ELMS) and why they used it.
Abstract: This article describes how and why University of Hertfordshire chose and implemented Endeavour's Voyager Library Management System.
TL;DR: The present BOPAC2 which is available on the Internet and is being accessed from all over the world is the result of two Research Projects which were funded by the British Library.
Abstract: This article does not fully cover the background and philosophy behind BOPAC2. This is done by a number of published articles and reports. The present BOPAC2 which is available on the Internet and is being accessed from all over the world is the result of two Research Projects which were funded by the British Library. The first Project attempted to simulate the new type of OPAC which we believed could be the forerunner of a much more efficient and effective library catalogue than any of those presently in use. Our aim was to utilise some of the facilities that were becoming widely available on the computer desktop. Features of most GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) such as scrolling displays, highlighting text and pull down menus clearly offered improvements to many information systems of which OPACs are only one.
TL;DR: An eLib project to create a virtual union catalogue for music in the UK, based on the nine conservatoire libraries, using the Z39.50 protocol for information retrieval.
Abstract: Music Libraries Online is an eLib project to create a virtual union catalogue for music in the UK, based on the nine conservatoire libraries, using the Z39.50 protocol for information retrieval. The project has particularly tackled issues of common bibliographical standards which have a significant impact on the quality of results.
TL;DR: An experimental library user interface is constructed, connecting different libraries in such a way that each library can search other library catalogues using its own classification codes, to develop a viable method to locate specific subject clusters in a library catalogue.
Abstract: This article is a preliminary attempt to discuss and construct an experimental library user interface, connecting different libraries in such a way that each library can search other library catalogues using its own classification codes. The second focus of the article is to develop a viable method to locate specific subject clusters in a library catalogue. The classification codes need not be uniform, and the user interface allows for natural language searching. The technique used is the construction of a concordance table between different library catalogues' subject codes on the bibliographic level, enabling the system to determine relative links between different subject codes. The concordance is established on the basis of shared titles.
TL;DR: The MetaMatters web site is described, an attempt to encapsulate information about the use of standard metadata schemeas and their implementors in Australia, and collect links and readings on metadata generally.
Abstract: The National Library of Australia are strong supporters of the International Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. This article reports on current work by the NLA on metadata. In particular it describes the MetaMatters web site, an attempt to encapsulate information about the use of standard metadata schemeas and their implementors in Australia, and collect links and readings on metadata generally.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the development of Web based services and resources by the BMA Library and present future plans to add further interactivity to the library's public Website and the provision of further Web-based services for members.
Abstract: This paper discusses the development of Web based services and resources by the BMA Library. Web access to the library's MEDLINE Plus service has been extended to include Web access to the library's Dynix/Ameritech catalogues and the introduction of a central, public Website. The library has long focussed on providing distance services to a widely dispersed user population. In using available technologies to do this efficiently, in ways that are most beneficial for our users and which will allow a high degree of user independence. The library's public Website, and a private staff Website, are developed and maintained by the library's own Web development team. Future plans, to add further interactivity to the library's public Website and the provision of further Web‐based services and resources for members, are also outlined.